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CARRIER BAGS UK packaging company Nelson blames plastic bag charge for going into administration	14.04.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING Switzerland raises recycling levy for PET bottles / Cheap virgin material pressures regrind	04.04.2016
REACH First EuPC and Polymer Comply Europe “REACH Workshop” successfully concluded / Follow-up event later this year	04.04.2016
MARINE LITTER European Parliament draws attention to dangers of plastic microbeads in cosmetics / Bans being pursued worldwide / Report for Commission analyses the problem	01.04.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Dutch ban on complimentary bags at check-out counters in effect since 1 January / Ultra-thin bags exempted / Effort aimed at meeting EU guidelines for reduced consumption	11.03.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German stores no longer offer bags free of charge / Several retailers introduce fees	09.03.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Europen calls on EU to ensure packaging waste regulations do not disrupt the internal market / Need for case-by-case assessment / Extended producer responsibility scheme to apply to consumers, too	08.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Hamburg municipality in Germany plans to ban coffee capsules and one-way packaging / Guidelines for “environmentally friendly” sourcing	01.03.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE talks to European Commission spokesperson Enrico Brivio about the latest Circular Economy Package / Landfill goal "very ambitious" / Marine litter to be addressed in 2017 plastic strategy / "Innovative plastic should come from the EU"	24.02.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German retailers plan to launch voluntary fee on 1 April	23.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft	19.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Tests indicate BPS no less harmful than BPA / Latest studies say both are endocrine disruptors / Disputed claim said to show that all plastics are capable of leaching	17.02.2016
FRANCE Plastic bag ban delayed to 1 July / Authorities promote use of bio-based plastic carrier bags / “ORPlast” circular economy initiative calls for higher recyclate usage / Pressure to lift recycling rates in E&E and packaging segments	15.02.2016
PET RECYCLING EFSA panel finds chain extenders TEOS and HMDS non-genotoxic for rPET in contact with food	29.01.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Sweden wins lawsuit over endocrine disruptors / General Court says EU Commission broke the law	22.12.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ECHA adds five new candidates to Authorisation List / Substances of Very High Concern	21.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Circular economy, recycling, environment: How "green" is Europe's plastics industry? / Plastic bags and one-way cutlery under pressure / Political establishment and industry join hands to combat marine litter	14.12.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA committees favour restricting BPA-containing cash register receipts / Debate over French plans for ban / Opinions sent to EU Commission for decision	11.12.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRE joins criticism of EU's Circular Economy Package / “Facelifted” initiative lacks concrete actions, recyclers say	09.12.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Plastics organisations critical of EU's revised proposals / Waste reduction targets seen as insufficient / Landfilling will still be allowed / Recyclers call new package “light” version	07.12.2015
REACH ECHA guides companies through second-phase registration / Producers and importers of chemical substances in volumes of 1-100 t/y affected / Deadline is May 2018	01.12.2015
PLASTICISERS ECPI urges European Commission to authorise recycling of flexible PVC containing DEHP / Expresses disappointment in European Parliament's objection	27.11.2015
REACH ECHA proposes 11 new substances for authorisation / PVC plasticisers a priority	24.11.2015
CHINA People's Republic extends punitive duties on PVC, PA 6.6 resin and adipic acid	03.11.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German trade association proposes voluntary bag charge / Companies urged to decide on “reasonable fee”	29.10.2015

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